4/24

I spent today's class trying to finish up two songs that I'm working on. For my main project, I'm thinking of putting together an EP of maybe four or five songs that I'll record. I didn't really look at the EP as its own project, but more as a collection of different songs. But now I'm thinking I should approach this more   artistically. For now, I've been writing songs here and there about anything really. I've been mainly trying to improve my writing skills. But when I think twice about the EP, the idea of a rock opera comes to mind. As opposed to an EP of several independent songs, a rock opera, like Lou Reed's Berlin, gives me a lot more room to explore a lot of things, like my music, myself, etc. It allows me to work more as an artist rather than a songwriter or musician. In terms of content, my lyrical themes have changed quite a bit. When I first began writing this year, all my songs were about girls. Literally all of them. But now, I'm touching upon much darker and more tragic issues. I recently wrote a song about a boy who has tinnitus, a type of hearing impairment. The one I'm working on now is about burying a dead body...I think. Also, I've noticed that I love to write in the form of stories, like Kate Bush's work, which is what pushed me to consider writing a rock opera.
On the other hand, for my side salad, I'm considering something relating to photography or film. I've been taking shots with strictly disposable cameras for the past few weeks. I've yet to develop them, so I'm not sure how I'll be able to use them. I've also wanted to film for quite some time. Everything is still up in the air for the side salad.